by NowForThe5th on Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:21 am
A bit difficult to quantify, pinchers, but it's reasonable to say that muddies will impact on fuel consumption by something in the order of 10-15%. Depends so much on different tyres, pressures, driving style, conditions etc.
Agree with 4wd26's comments too. Setting a figure of $200/tyre was a bit arbitrary and doesn't necessarily preclude tyres which may be quite good (like the KL71) but come in a little higher on the price scale.
For myself I have a set of Achilles Desert Hawk which, at around $200 fitted were pretty good value. They're a second set and I wouldn't use them for every day use (too noisy and not enough grip on the bitumen), but as play tyres I've been very happy. Good grip off road in mud and on rock and well enough made to cope with just about anything that I throw at them. Another plus is that they're a very big tyre with dimensions almost the same as going up a size. Not the tyres I'd choose if I was doing extended outback kilometres though. In that case I'd go above the "budget" category.
Chris
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